This is the moment the Star Wars cast landed in a custom plane at Gatwick Airport - as the hotly anticipated Force Awakens movie is premiered this week.

Cheering fans filmed the arrival of the ANA R2D2 Star Wars Dreamliner 787-9 as it touched down on the runway.

It is believed some of the superstar cast members are on-board the plane, having attended the world premiere on Tuesday (December 15).

Tonight they will attend the UK premiere in Leicester Square where many fans have camped for days.

Star Wars Dreamliner landing at Gatwick Airport

Malcolm Walls, who filmed the plane footage can be heard to say, "that is very cool" as the plane touches down.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens sees the return of the biggest franchise in history by director JJ Abrams and will be available in cinemas from midnight on Thursday (December 17).

Abrams said that his biggest challenge was to mix the old and the new, with stalwarts of the series such as Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher working alongside the likes of John Boyega and Daisy Ridley.